Camp shoes

[slparker]

Surely there is a market here for tyvek socks. Why take camp shoes when you can wear dry socks and a waterproof vapour barrier in your existing footwear?
I use sealskins for this purpose but they are pretty bulky.

[GPSGuided]

Tyvek is not exactly low profile and also noisy.

[Aushiker]

Skinners .. 80 gram campshoes or more?

[Moondog55]

I just weighed my old S2S camp slippers and the XL weigh 115 grams; I never understood why S2S stopped making them [ and also why a company with a CEO who takes size 13 shoes never made an XXL in them] but I've had mine for 20+ years now Not really winter wear tho so they don't get much use these days

[Tintin]

Skinners .. 80 gram campshoes or more?

They look like a great LW option.I'll be sure to follow them.

[slparker]

Change into dry socks and this:
http://www.ultralightoutdoorgear.co.uk/ ... cks-p2394#

No need for separate footwear.

[Moondog55]

So long as you don't walk on anything hard or scratchy or rough Those VB sox are ULW and reasonably fragile, a pair of DIY pile or fleece mockies is not going to weigh much more and won't make your feet damp
Not knocking VB sox tho; just the use as camp slippers
A pair of Holeproof Explorer socks with silicon painted on the sole would also be a very LW and cheap way to go

[slparker]

So long as you don't walk on anything hard or scratchy or rough Those VB sox are ULW and reasonably fragile, a pair of DIY pile or fleece mockies is not going to weigh much more and won't make your feet damp
Not knocking VB sox tho; just the use as camp slippers
A pair of Holeproof Explorer socks with silicon painted on the sole would also be a very LW and cheap way to go

I was thinking dry socks, VB liner and put your shoes/boots back on. I take sealskins socks for this purpose but they're pretty bulky.

[Moondog55]

One thing I want at the end of a long day is to get my feet out of my boots so I never thought about that side of things So yes if you are using UL walking shoes made from mesh etc that would work and a better shape than bread bags
Always carry a few sets of bread bags

[Tintin]

For those who wear thongs for their camp shoes. I just picked up a relatively lightweight pair from Kmart for $6. They're by a brand called "Flexlite"

Size 11 pair weighs 170g, quite decent.

[Stew63]

I've made some UltraLight camp shoes from some CCF (foam) - actually scuffs not shoes.

Onto some cheap 10mm CCF foam ($5 at Clark Rubber) trace out a left and right base from an existing pair of thongs but add a pair of 'wings' on either side of the base trace.
Those wings are folded across the top and then taped across with some gaffer tape. They are warm, comfortable, reasonably durable for around camp and only weigh 24gms for the pair.
My pair of standard Kmart thongs weigh in at 330gms a pair - so these babies have taken 300gm+ off my pack weight.

I'm still experimenting with the design of the wings to get the perfect shape. For my first prototype I used 5mm foam which was okay but probably a little thin - now playing with the 10mm foam. Because these scuffs are custom made/molded to my own unique foot shape they fit really well.

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[dunamis]

Rivers have cheap knockoff Crocs for $10. If worried about wet feet combine with a pair of seal skinz


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[Strider]

Rivers have cheap knockoff Crocs for $10. If worried about wet feet combine with a pair of seal skinz


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I bought some of these about 3 years ago now and they are my favourite shoes of all time!

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[dunamis]

I managed to bust off the ankle strap but a cable tie fixed that. Nice and light!


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[Aushiker]

I brought a pair of Xero Shoes Umara Z-Trails and was quite impressed with them. However two days into my Holland Track bikepacking ride I managed to loose one off the back [had checked it, thought it was on tight but boy I was wrong!] So now to decide if to spend a considerable amount of money replacing them or not.

[warnabrother]

For those who wear thongs for their camp shoes. I just picked up a relatively lightweight pair from Kmart for $6. They're by a brand called "Flexlite"

Size 11 pair weighs 170g, quite decent.

nice find.. bought myself a set yesterday..

[devoswitch]

For those who wear thongs for their camp shoes. I just picked up a relatively lightweight pair from Kmart for $6. They're by a brand called "Flexlite"

Size 11 pair weighs 170g, quite decent.

nice find.. bought myself a set yesterday..

You guys paid $6 for a pair of thongs from kmart? Rookies the $2 pairs work weigh (sic) better!!

[andrewa]

My camp shoes vary so much according to situation...

-NZ 10 day backcountry fishing trips - i just use my wading shoes for the whole trip, with some home made lycra socks at night to stop the sandflies biting me. Having walked many miles up rivers in rugged terrain, I have found Simm's Riprap shoes great - they stick to wet rocks beautifully, and are reasonably robust.

https://www.simmsfishing.com/shop/footw ... -shoe.html

-weekend bushwalking trips in Oz, probs just use my walking shoes, plus or minus some NRS Hydroskin socks, if I wanted dry feet in wet shoes at night
- Winter ski-touring trips - my down booties
- Spring ski touring - probs just the inners from my telemark boots.

I keep to the minimalist approach.

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[Aushiker]

I brought a pair of Xero Shoes Umara Z-Trails and was quite impressed with them. However two days into my Holland Track bikepacking ride I managed to loose one off the back [had checked it, thought it was on tight but boy I was wrong!] So now to decide if to spend a considerable amount of money replacing them or not.

Still to decide on what to do here ... any new suggestions?

[Aushiker]

Anyone tried these Rab Hut Slippers or something similar?